There’s been plenty of speculation about who U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford would hire for key staff roles in his various congressional offices – but few would have ever imagined one of his first big picks would be the leader of the “opposition” party.
Wait … what?
That’s right, Democratic leader “Nancy Pelosi” is Mark Sanford’s new Washington, [...]
“Nancy Pelosi” Is Mark Sanford’s First Hire
“Disgruntled Democrat” Sounds Off
When we really begin dissecting the issues plaguing the Democratic Party in South Carolina, there is a narrative that becomes more apparent each election cycle; Columbia chooses candidates. The race for South Carolina’s first congressional district started with two good candidates, but saw a rush to Elizabeth Colbert-Busch’s side.
At an event in the Low Country [...]
Sanford For “Foreign Affairs” Committee?
U.S. Representative-elect Mark Sanford (R-Gentina) hasn’t drawn his committee assignments yet, but it’s a safe bet the “Republican” leadership in Washington, D.C. will make its selections with an eye on bottling up the former South Carolina “Lov Guv.”
Fiscally liberal GOP leaders – who turned their back on Sanford at a key moment in his special [...]
Stephen Colbert Responds To His Sister’s Defeat
Comedy Central faux conservative comedian Stephen Colbert was an active participant in his sister Elizabeth Colbert-Busch’s failed congressional campaign – lending his star power and fundraising prowess to her unsuccessful bid to defeat former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford in South Carolina’s first congressional district.
How is he taking her surprisingly lopsided loss?
“I gotta tell you, tonight [...]
Mark Sanford: Comeback Complete
Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is back …
Nearly four years after his promising political career imploded in a tangled web of passion and deceit, the scandal-scarred two-term Palmetto State governor pulled off a remarkable comeback victory against a well-funded Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert-Busch.
In fact the special congressional election that every late poll predicted would come [...]
God’s Messenger Guarantees Sanford Win
Looking for the election returns from the hotly contested South Carolina first congressional district?
Don’t bother … God has already guaranteed a win for former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford.
Three years ago – when Sanford was fighting to hang onto his last political job – a veteran Columbia, S.C. politico-turned-author received a message from the Almighty.
The message?
“Go [...]
Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Is Pissed
Democratic congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert-Busch ripped into her opponent in an emotional, election eve interview addressing her 1988 arrest on contempt of court charges.
In the exclusive interview with WCBD TV 2 (NBC – Charleston, S.C.), Colbert-Busch says that “Mark Sanford and his allies have been trying to release (information on her arrest) for some time.”
“I [...]
Ad Compares Colbert-Busch To Axe Murderer
A bizarre interent ad has compared Democratic congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert-Busch to suspected nineteenth century axe murderer Lizzie Borden. The ad also claims Colbert-Busch supports “fewer regulations for abortion clinics that enable butchers like Kermit Gosnell to murder women and children.”
Wow …
Borden was tried and acquitted for the grisly hacking of her father and stepmother [...]
SC-1: WTF Are They Doing Here?
Federal “monitors” from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) will be in the South Carolina Lowcountry for this week’s special congressional election, Reuters is reporting.
No reason was given for the agency’s decision to oversee the election – which it claims it has authority to do under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nor was any [...]
Mark Sanford Searches For Female Haters?
We’ve read (and written) plenty of bizarre Mark Sanford stories over the years, but a report filed this week by NBC News hottie Ali Weinberg is a worthy addition to the collection of crazy.
Weinberg attended a campaign “meet and greet” scheduled by Sanford’s campaign at some “ha ha funny” named hot dog joint in Summerville, [...]
Parsing The SC-1 Poll
The big news in this week’s new South Carolina first congressional district poll is that former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford appears to have momentum on his side as his comeback campaign approaches its moment of decision.
The governor is now barely ahead of Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, according to the latest data from Public Policy Poling – [...]
Mark Sanford Retakes Lead In SC-1
Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford has retaken the lead in his congressional comeback bid – erasing Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch’s nine-point lead in just two weeks according to the results of the latest Public Policy Polling survey.
With less than 24 hours to go before polls open, Sanford enjoys a narrow 47-46 percent advantage over Colbert-Busch – [...]
